Crate.



1-D. F|NNEGAN..

CRATE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21. ms.

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

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. UNITED .siArns PATENT orrion ci'mrn Taazz'waam amay camera; v H v Beit own WIiiJd i i D-FINNEGAN1 a citizen of the United States, Nvbihb, n he coun y Grasslan see (if N k,-' ve ii y d PW. @1 1! f sfii Iinprovenieiits in ,Crate'syof which the following isa speci cation. I 4 s 's trifle; b oad Qbiqt .gl g, t .p simp esfieap and durable enable of being fifldd E dfi p i fl ,f9 'Q$hlP nfi, Q fii t ipdffi t-i m as. whi h, w fold r, i particularl adapted" to resist and wan stand crushing strains and in ;the case where 'a larg'e number of crates are packed, eewish pp i 'r les a ,s W th ie d e and. th rro j cts inner, the avenuec asttein the. castratio f se me Qf- PMWJ as hreiiidescribed il rated and claimed. h r 'i nsd awilis "F gfiir r are is vene rqo m n a V b"f'cly of'the 'crat' omitting, the top and botr g: isi e ti a e 's i0 l tho i [the mpand bottomsupcombinat n and l a 'tliie"crate, howing brfting means; e I is'a horizontal section through the crate when folfdd' H v v i (Lisa ra'mentar- 7 ers" ective'view V "f"t1igb%dy othe crate section.

hr u h e eie if p r y-bro n 1W y Fig. '5 is a fragmentary, perspective vie w of; ll fiq h f -PQ l f9 --i ienii h crate, showing the. form}of joint between thet'vvin sections of uremic members of the prater- V FIWIVG is a detailperspective view'ofithe; scarfd inner end of one of the end members of the crate.

c Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the means for fastening the top or cover in place. I e v The body of the improved crate comprises sides designated generally at A and the ends designated generally at B. The crate is provided with a top or cover Cand abottomD. r

Each side A of the crate is constructed of a vertical series of normally horizontally side members 1 having the general form of slats. The slats or members 1 are preferably approximately square in cross section 6 and are arranged in spaced parallel relation to ech other. In alike manner, the ends B i Specification bi rtir'rateii't. Pat riteii' imputation'fiiea iioviiibr 21. 1'91s.. estimates;

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zz e itmh i' i erm mber l b t. ish xt riandrl7 i W eiPa allel 'i' flflti nat a h other, Theon embers l and 2thavetheir ad:

j ace'nt contig 7 us: end; portions. "overlapped nd.r r fi i e i aone suponathe other as.

shown at B resembIin ther istil Qturerof an or, n'aify log cabin; f uch -overlappedrcongi ou end portions 9i the, side 5 portions 11';

and} are pivotally. connected together. by

hinge pins ane in'serted throughalk. of I said. contiguous -;eI;1d,=pQI 'tiQI lSl of. the side i V 1 er l and:K2,- saidpins cons; ri iting 1 6; the. folding of other crate from.

an end mem the setup position illustratedin Fig.1 :-1 to I Fig.

of a said sections having its: inner end soarfed oated at 5; such rabbeted endsbeinglaoverlapped a s shownand vpiyotallyponnected to: tfille lbyza hi passi s throu sectionsjof the ndme nbers was?! ths ra e h of which is; preferably square: in cross the, collapsed or folded position shown id go i ih i of. substantially twin sections asi-, sliovvm:sea'chv or rabbeted in triangular formation; as

section, I or of thefsamegcross; sectionalshape 7 as side and end: members a 1 vand 2; v The in e 5 PiDS-Ifi. through saidlspacing and qp lqcks soth'atfthe latter are adapted to innr i e ly; inward and outward folding movements of th crater lAt: all :ltimes said hpldzthe end members 2 in proper spaced relation to each other. When the crate is folded to the position shown in Fig. 3, said stop blocks rest between the adjacent side members 1 of the crate and support said side members in relation to each other so as to resist and withstand crushing strains when crates are packed or stored one upon another in piles. This adds greatly to the life and durability of the crate which is ordinarily subjected to the roughest handling upon the return shipment thereof in a folded 0r collapsed position.v Such crushing strains are additionally provided for by the special formation of the scar-fed ends of the end members 2 of the crate, the scarfs being so spacin'g blocks uPQI Said hingepinaduringthe which rest in contact with each other when the crate is fully folded.

The bottom D rests upon and is supported when in place by cleats 9 extending longitudinally thereof and fastened to the inner sides of the bottom side members 1 of the crate. Said bottom thus serving to hold the crate in its set up or expanded and receiving or carryin cover 0 is provide on the under side thereof with longitudinally extending'cleats 1O which fit-between the upper side members 1, 'thusserving to hold the crate expanded. One of the upper side members 1 of the crateis provided with upstanding eyes 11 which aredesigned to receive pins 12 extending laterally from said top' or cover for the purpose of holding the latter in place. The

tiguous end portions overlapped and super:

- other side is provided with the staples 11 which with the hasps'12 on the cover 006perate to lock the parts together.

I do not desire to be limited to any special form and arrangement of the top and bottom of the crate and the means for holding said top and'bottom in place and detaching them, as it will be apparent that the crate is susceptible of changes in the form, proportion a-ndminor details of construction which may accordingly be resorted to without departing from'the principle or sacrificing any of the advantagesof theinvention,

I claimi I J v 1. A folding crate embodying side wall slat like members arranged in spaced parallel relation to eachother, and'end wall slat like members also arranged in spaced parallel relation-to each other, saiden'd Wall members and side wall members having their conimposed oneupon' another, a hinge pin inserted through such end portions at each' corner ofthe crate, the end wall members eachcon'si'sting of twin sections having their inner ends scarfed and overlapped, spacing and stop blocks interposed betweenth'e end members where they overlap each other, and

copies of this patent may be obtained for position. The top or hinge pins inserted through such scarfed and overlapped ends of the end members and also throughsaid blocks.

2. A folding crate embodying side wall slat like members arranged in spaced parallel relation to eachother, and end wall slat like members also arranged in spaced parallel relation to each other, said end wall members "and 'side wall members having their contiguous end portions overlapped and suthe structure against crushing strains when folded.

slat like members arranged inspaced paral lel relation to each other, and end wallslat like members also arranged in spaced parallel relation ,to'each other, said end wall meme tiguous end portions overlapped and super- 3. A foldingfcrateembodying side v wall r bers and side wall members having their conimposed one'upon another, a hingepinmserted through such end portions; at each cornerof the crate, the end wall .members each consisting of twin sections having their inner ends scarfed andjoverlapp'ed, spacing. and stop blocks interposed between the end members where they overlap eachother and hinge pins inserted through such scarfed and overlapped ends of the end members. and also through said blocks, the overlapping ends of said end members bein so scarfed-as.

to provide abutting stop 'shoul ers which resist crushing'strains whenthe crate isfolded. In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature.

' JOHN D. FINNEGAN.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents; 

